Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-11-06
3fReeIin9 Register
COUNTESS NARONA.
by wILKIE COLLINS
rHE SECOND PART.
IcoNTUNUED. ]
CHAPTER VII.

s,,,s DAYS later the insurance onces
:, pumberl received the formal an
,,,csment Of Lord M~Ontbarry's death,
~ her latyship's London solicitors
T,, sum insured in each office was ESQ
~, which one years premium only had
$500, Maid. In the face of such a pecuniary
,.,sr,ercy rs this, the directors thought it
liable to consider their position. The
..,5i,,I sIvisers Of the W. offices, who
IL commended the insurance Of Lord
,,,,+harry's life, were called into council
,,.r their W reports. The result excited
.,r, interest among persons connected
with ,ae business of life insurance. With
.., .rsc1niely declining to paythe money,
,pstop ctices-actIng in cOncert-decided
mn sending \ commission of inquiry to
y.r.... tur the purpose OF obtaining further
information.
Nj Toy received the earliest intel
p .r,r o. what was going on. He wrote
o., ,e,, 20 communicate his news to Agnes;
s4s.g. VIA. hs considered to be valuable
l,.,. IN these words:
You ,r Intimately acquainted, l know,
u,.n lady Blrville, the late Lord Mont
r,-rys eldest sister. The solicitors en-
,,.,.F hv her husband are also solicitors
,,rr. q. the two insurance offices. There
,,. no,siaGv he something in the report of
,r. commission Of inquiry touching on
Fr-.us disappearance. Ordinary persons
w,,.I Not he permitted, Of course, To see
.g.r document But a sister of the late
r.-l =. So near u relative rs TO he an eNcep-
ram r,-rner,i rules. fSir Theodore Bar
r.r,. alt- IL on that footing, the lawyers,
eve. % they do not allow his wife 10 look
4, IRE report, will at least answer any dis
,.-rr QUESTION she may ask referring tOit. y
Tn. reply was received by return OF pOst.
Agnes declined To avail herself Of Mt.
TruE proposal.
NV interference, innocent ~ it was, F"
.l- wrote, has already been productive OF
-I.. I.plurahle results that | cannot and
Gf-. rot stir any further in the case OF
v--~.ri. Iii had not consented to let
that unfortunate man refer tome by name,
..r Late Lord Ncutbdrry would never have
sn..-rd him, and his wife would have
ben ,plTrt the misery and suspense from
which she Is suffering Ow. l would not
even look at tG" report to which you
aI,1lr 70 IL was pat IN my hands-I have
h-.. more than enough already of that
bi,aas life IN the palace ut Venice. II
Mrs G.rr.yj chooses to address herself In
r.m'. Eryille-with your aSsiStance-that
.,. 90 course, another thing. But, even in
H.. s.-r, I must make il q positive con.
dr % that my name shall not be men
toned. Forgive me, my dear Mr.. Troy
Lem very unhappy, and very unreasonable
but ! am only q wouan, and you must
hot expect too much from NE
Fooled in this direction, the lawyer next
advised making the attempt to discover
the present address of Lady MOntoarry's
E0g,ish maid. This excellent suggestion
hui me drawback: ii could only be car
ned out 10y spending mOney-and there
wis no money Ia spend. Mrs. Ferrari
slruuk from the bare idea of making any
Use OF the 1000 note. II he'd been de-
posted in the safe keeping of a bank. II
Il was even mentioned in her hearing, she
,huIdered aud referred to IL, with melo-
dramatic fervOr, ~ my husbands blood
money
-. under stress OF circumstances, the at
tempt 10 solve the mystery of Ferrari's dis
appearance was suspended for awhile.
:; was the last month Of the year 1880.
The commission Of inquiry was already at
work. having begun it's Investigations on
December g. On the 10Th the term for
which the late Lord MOntbarry had hired
The Venetian palace expired. News by
Telegram reached the insurance offices that
Lady M~ontbarry had been advised by her
lawyers 90 leave for London with rs little
Gr,,y aS possible. Baron Riyar, it was he
hey,i, would accompany her to England,
hU' would not remain in that country IN
less his services were absolutely required
hy beer ladysh:p. The baron, well known
10, an enthusiastic student of chemistry, !"
mai head OF certain recent discoveries IN
connection with that science in the United
State, and was anxious to investigate
them personally.
These items OF news, collected by Mr..
Troy, were duly communicated to Mrs.
At.hAtlr "up>t tuNltLy ahpuS uci hN'Su~Ahu
made her * trequent-a too frequent-yls-
I,Ir at the lawyers office. She attempted
tn relate what she had heard to her good
iatul and protertreSs. Agnes steadily re-
fused to listen, and positively forbade any
further conversation relating to Lord
Noutbarry's wife, now that Lord Mont
barry was no more. You have Mr.. Troy
10 advise you" she said; and you are
welcome TO what little money / can spare,
It money is wanted. All j ask in return is
that Won will not distress me. | am try
an % separate myselffrOm membranes"
her voice taltered; she paused to control
hrr'-.'-from remembranees," she re-
Sumel, which are sadder than ever since
have heard Of Lord M~ontbarry's death.
Help ne by your silence to recover my
spirits, i'll can. Let me hear nothing
more until l can rejoice with You that your
husband Is found"
Time advanced to the 18th Of the month;
and more information Of the interesting
sort reached Mr.. Troy. The lsbors Of the
insurance commission had come to an end
til. report lad heen received from Venice
tia, ley.